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Citrus syrup

This citrus-flavoured syrup blends the bitterness of the zest with the delicious acidity of the juice. It can be used to soak biscuits or cakes when making desserts.

You can make this with whatever citrus fruits you prefer. It can be prepared in advance and will keep for several days.

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Last modified on: December 30^th 2019

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For 600 ml, you will need:

1 300 g caster sugar
2 200 g water
3 2 lemons
4 2 limes
Total weight: 980 grams

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Preparation	Resting	Cooking	Start to finish
8 min.	1 hour	5 min.	1 hour 13 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 5 min.

Put 300 g caster sugar and 200 g water into a saucepan.

Bring to the boil on high heat.

Stage 2 - 5 min.

Take off the heat and grate the zest of 2 lemons and 2 limes directly into syrup while it is still really hot. Mix well.

Stage 3 - 1 hour

Cover the saucepan with plastic film, then leave to cool.

Stage 4 - 2 min.

When the syrup is cold, pour in the juice of the fruit you have zested.

Stage 5 - 1 min.

Mix well and your citrus syrup is ready.

Stage 6

If you will not be using it right away, pour the syrup into a bottle or jar which seals well and keep in the fridge.

Remarks

For the best flavour, it is important to respect the temperatures: 1) Add the zest to the hot syrup (stage 2) and pour the juice into the cold syrup (stage 4).

If you don't like the texture of zest, filter the syrup through a fine strainer before use or bottling.

Keeping

Several days in the fridge, in a sealed container.

Source

After Thomas Marie (award-winning French baker: MOF Boulanger).

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
1,392 Kcal or 5,828 Kj	5 gr	343 gr	0 gr
70 %	2 %	32 %	0 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
142 Kcal or 595 Kj	< 1 gr	35 gr	0 gr
7 %	<1 %	3 %	0 %

% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories or 8400 k-joules by day for a woman (change to a man).

How much will it cost?

For 600 ml : 1.37 €

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These little cakes get their double citrus flavour by combining the delicate bitterness of lemon and lime zest with the slight sharpness of the juice in a syrup, soaked into the cakes while still hot from the oven.
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	Caster sugar: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Two-coloured chocolate-orange tart, Caramel rice pudding, Poppy seed and lemon cake, Peach and verbena feuilleté, Prune Far, ... All
	Water: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Olive and pesto bread, Super-green, super-thrifty soup, Poaching syrup, Fillet of beef in a rosemary crust, Special small breads, ... All
	Lemon: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Poaching syrup, Quince compote, Koulibiak in pie dish, Panzanella, Chicken pie, ... All
	Lime: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Four-tier glasses, Minted Melon, Lime crémeux, Avocado and smoked salmon terrine , Seared tuna with lemon and lime, ... All

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